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Although Google’s Android operating system is most often associated with smartphones and tablet computers, it can be used to control other devices such as televisions and now in-car “infotainment” systems. The first, called “Asteroid,” was introduced by French company Parrot last year.

The current version features relatively few apps but Android’s “open-source” platform means that any software developer can modify the code of existing apps to adapt them to the car as well as create and share new apps that might appeal specifically to drivers…

To this end Parrot has now made a software development kit available online for developers, inviting them to create new apps around the themes of geolocation, driving assistance, contact management and music.

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